Q3. Which is the year in which the highest percentage decline is seen the value of contract secured compared to the preceding year?
a) 1985
b) 1988
c) 1984
d) 1986

Directions(4-8): The following line graph gives the percentage of the number of candidates who qualified an examination out of the total number of candidates who appeared for the examination over a period of seven years from 1994 to 2000.

Percentage of Candidates Qualified to appeared in an Examination Over the Years

Q4. The difference between the percentages of candidates qualified to appeared was maximum in which of the following pairs of years?
a) 1994 and 1995
b) 1997 and 1998
c) 1998 and 1999
d) 1999 and 2000

Q5. In which pair of years was the number of candidates qualified the same?
a) 1995 and 1996
b) 1995 and 2000
c) 1998 and 1999
d) Data Inadequate

Q6. If the number of candidates qualified in 1998 was 21200, what was the number of candidates appeared in 1998?
a) 32000
b) 28500
c) 26500
d) 25000

Q7. If the total number of candidates appeared in 1996 and 1997 together was 47400, then the total number of candidates qualified in these two years together was?
a) 34700
b) 32100
c) 31500
d) Data Inadequate

Q8. The total number of candidates qualified in 1999 and 2000 together was 33500 and the number of candidates appeared in 1999 was 26500. What was the number of candidates in 2000?
a) 24500
b) 22000
c) 20500
d) 19000

Directions (9-13): Study the bar chart and answer the question based on it. Figure shows production of Fertilizers by a company(in 1000 tons) over the yearsQ9. What was the percentage decline in the production of fertilizers from 1997 to 1998
a) 33.33%
b) 30%
c) 25%
d) 21%

Q10. The average production of 1996 and 1997 was exactly equal to the average production of which of the following pairs of years?
a) 2000 and 2001
b) 1999 and 2000
c) 1998 and 2000
d) 1995 and 2000

Q11. What was the percentage increase in production of fertilizers in 2002 compared to that in 1995?
a) 320%
b) 300%
c) 220%
d) 200%

Q12. In which year was the percentage increase in production as compared to the previous year maximum?
a) 2002
b) 2001
c) 1997
d) 1996

Q13. In how many of the given years was the production of fertilizers more than the average production of the given years?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4